What State do you live in?

Canada

Type of Organization

Volunteer Fire Department

Job Function

Company Officer (Captain/Lt/Supervisor)

Years in Fire/EMS:

8

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Greenwich Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

3

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.greenwichfire.ca/

Web Site:

http://www.nsfs.ns.ca/

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Blandford & Area Fire Rescue
New Minas Volunteer Fire Deaprtment
Nova Scotia Firefighter School - Instructor

My Training:

NFPA 1033 Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator
Medical First Responder
Fire Fighter Level I and II, Certified
Fire and Emergency Service Instructor I, Certified
HazMat Operations Certified, HazMat Tec Certified, Fire Officer I, Investigator, Vehicle Extrication, Pump Operations, Incident Command, RIT Basic, Incident Safety Officer, Strategies & Tactics, Firefighter Safety & Survival, Marine Emergency Duty, Small Craft Operator, Rescue swimmer. Class III Driver. Traffic Management, Hybrid Vehicles, Thermal imaging

About Me:

Keep it simple, stay calm!
Respect is something you earn and responsibility is something you demonstrate.
I like HazMat, but don't tell, ok.

Day Job:

Technician

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Help others.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

The other members of the team.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Light weight construction and early collapse.
Truss void!
and, how to get new and younger members of the community to join the department.